DACA Is A Human Rights Issue:
DACA approximately protects 800,000 immigrants from deportation. The anti-immigrant narrative in the United States influences the misinformation citizens have on the issue of DACA. The noticeable hate overshadows the overall good impact Dreamers have in our society. In breaking this perception, and acknowledging the overall impact of young immigrants we must analyze the evidence that is provided, and sway away from the administrationâs rhetoric.
DACA recipients migrate to the United States from a variety of countries all over the world. The main three countries are Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala with a combining total of 591,600 Dreamers. DACA recipients are major contributors to our country according to the USCIS. In analyzing the evidence, we are able to acknowledge the financial impact of DACA recipients in American society. For example, the three main cities in which DACA recipients reside are Arizona, California, and Colorado. The financial contributions are especially seen in Arizona, leading at $371.91 million dollars. Followed by California with a $4,158 Million dollar contribution. Â
Furthermore, California also has the biggest entrepreneur population for DACA recipients. There are 8,905 well-established entrepreneurs ranging from the ages 16-30. These are dreamers who own property and have stable jobs. The guidelines of being a dreamer entail that you arrived as a child to this country. In removing DACA we are depriving these individuals of belonging to a society that they have spent most of their lives in according to Article 15. This article states, âYou have the right to belong to a country and nobody can prevent you, without a good reason from belonging to another country if you wishâ (UDHR, Article 15).
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âOvercoming The Odds: The Contributions of DACA- Eligible Immigrants and TPS Holders to the U.S Economyâ New American Economy. 3 June 2019, research.newamericaneconomy.org/report/overcoming-the-odds-the-contributions-of-daca-eligible-immigrants-and-tps-holders-to-the-u-s-economy/. Accessed 21 November 2019.
âApproximate Active DACA Recipients.â USCIS. 4, September 2017. P. 12. www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/All%20Form%20Types/DACA/daca_population_data.pdf/. Accessed 21 November 2019.